School Counsellor at Lutheran World Federation

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial support to learners in primary schools.
• Ensure timely implementation of project activities.
• Support development of detailed implementation plans.
• Design and conduct appropriate trainings – peer-to-peer sessions, forums and other events to enhance psychosocial support interventions.
• Conduct regular clinical supervision and debrief sessions for incentive staff and protection/safeguarding focal teachers.
• Prepare and submit periodic (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annual) reports of activities, evaluations, recommendations and action plans.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Counselling Psychology or a related field
• Proven experience of minimum 2 years working with humanitarian and development programme.
• Certification and membership to professional body
• An impeccable professional standard of ethics as well as the willingness and ability to implement accountability activities within the LWF World Service essential.

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, use of internet and email
• Excellent analytical, facilitation and documentation experience with humanitarian programmes.
• Excellent communication skills including influencing negotiation and pragmatism.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to liaise with a variety of people successfully and effectively in a multicultural set up.
• Ability to work independently with proven hands-on expertise in case management, gender sensitivity, child protection and safeguarding.
• Fluent in written and spoken English